Well, I was at our hunting area near Gueydan every day this three day weekend and in the afternoons last week. I've only had a single blue wing in the field and I'm starting to doubt that I really did see it. Either they will show up en masse as fields around me get water, or not at all. Two weeks remaining.

Dave, if you don't kill a mess of teal on that farm, I'll be flat amazed. Had a whole lot of teal fun there before Doug started leasing it out. There just aren't many anywhere, yet. But they're coming.

Rick Hall wrote:Dave, if you don't kill a mess of teal on that farm, I'll be flat amazed. Had a whole lot of teal fun there before Doug started leasing it out. There just aren't many anywhere, yet. But they're coming.

I don't doubt that in the least bit, Rick. We've had AWESOME hunts in those fields the last couple of years. I think it's that I've spent a lot of time out there this year in the off season and may be rushing things.

D Comeaux wrote:Larry, I happened to catch the "DUCKumentary" the other night on LPB. I don't think the guy interviewing you was much into ducks, was he?

No, not very much. They (he and the producer) asked me what I thought of the planned discussion topics during the pledge breaks, which were focused on hunting licenses and hunter-education in 2 of the 3 segments. I suggested that since the "Duckumentary" was about the life-cycle of ducks, we should talk in one of the segments about the role Louisiana's wetland habitat plays in the migration and wintering stages of that life-cycle and what hunters and LDWF do to maintain that habitat.

But they thought that wouldn't be as interesting to their audience.

It was an interesting experience with virtually no preparation or coaching. I also kinda forgot that I was supposed to be pimping donations to LPB and not just providing information related to the program. They gave me some good-natured grief after he asked me to give the website, and I rattled off the LDWF website instead of the LPB web address where people could make pledges.

D Comeaux wrote:Larry, I happened to catch the "DUCKumentary" the other night on LPB. I don't think the guy interviewing you was much into ducks, was he?

No, not very much. They (he and the producer) asked me what I thought of the planned discussion topics during the pledge breaks, which were focused on hunting licenses and hunter-education in 2 of the 3 segments. I suggested that since the "Duckumentary" was about the life-cycle of ducks, we should talk in one of the segments about the role Louisiana's wetland habitat plays in the migration and wintering stages of that life-cycle and what hunters and LDWF do to maintain that habitat.

But they thought that wouldn't be as interesting to their audience.

It was an interesting experience with virtually no preparation or coaching. I also kinda forgot that I was supposed to be pimping donations to LPB and not just providing information related to the program. They gave me some good-natured grief after he asked me to give the website, and I rattled off the LDWF website instead of the LPB web address where people could make pledges.

Still, the photography in that program was incredible!

I thought you did a good job, you're a natural and I did enjoy the program. You should get a weekly half hour show on LPB to cover all things duck. Like, spring nesting conditions to migration, tagging, etc. A yearly duck tracker. I know I'd watch it.

Thanks for the kind words ....... but I clearly have a face, body, and hair-style for radio!

But that is a cool idea. Kind of a "what are ducks doing today" format.

I talked to a USFWS pilot from Lafayette that many of you probably know. He just returned from banding in Canada and said production seemed to be pretty good, and there were plenty of teal poised to move in this direction. On his drive south, he saw teal in many locations. This is the time of year when they are spread all up and down the flyway.

Not nearly what we're accustomed to seeing at this time, but I've seen a few off the closest end of 717 to Lake Arthur, and the above video was off the Klondike end of it. Also reports of some just northwest of town and over in Thornwell.

Was in our marsh SE of Lake Arthur all day yesterday and saw just five mottleds in the morning and five woodies in the afternoon. A bit bummed by not seeing anything trafficking from the deep marsh to rice as we were coming out in the evening. (But more bummed by how little water's in the marsh.)

Im stuck Ofshore also but have my sons watching the pond behind my house He said about 2 or 300 been hitting out pond near Iota everyday somedays more. My other pond is Between gueydan and Kaplan and they said there is plenty there. tehy said they were pilling in while they were at the blind looking at things This is a picture of the pond near Iota not reall good aint sure if you can see the birds in it but its loaded in the middle of it . My 16 and 13 year old been getting things ready Ill be home the 11th to finsh up for opening day

Thanks We get alot of compiments on them. You know when they were Little I use to have to make them get up come hunting and get the blinds ready. My wife said I would pay for that one day. Well its here because on some mornings when i just want to sleep or its raining sideways with a 40 mph wind I just don get up but now I have hands pulling at my feet telling me we running late I need to hurry. Ive tried telling them the weathers to bad but my words are coming back to haunt me . Now they telling me that ducks live in that stuff and we cant kill them if we dont get out there and hunt them. SO needless to say Im up and we In it. They have it way worst then i do But we spend everyday avalible hunting together. HELL EVEN MY WIFE IS HUNTING This year she said if its that fun she has to do it to

Has anyone been to sabine refuge yet stuck here in Houston at work until the 12th and what makes it bad is both my hunting buddies are here with me just wondering if there are any birds down in that end of the world I have a blind on a private lease next to the refuge